The VERGE 18 conference and expo is the platform for accelerating a clean economy. The event convened a high-powered audience of more than 2,500 leaders — from companies and utilities, city and regional governments, policymakers, NGOs, solution providers and startups — where attendees explored scalable solutions at the intersection of technology and sustainability within three dynamic and influential markets: clean energy, transportation and mobility and the circular economy.

A number of Marriott employees were striking at the Marriott Oakland City Center hotel and convention center, site of VERGE 18, during the event. GreenBiz Group, producer of VERGE 18, wholeheartedly supports UNITE HERE’s request for a labor contract that allows their employees to be paid a living wage and doesn’t require them to work more than one job to make ends meet. You can learn more here.